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Blood parasites in Passeriformes in central Germany: prevalence and lineage diversity of Haemosporida (Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon) in six common songbirds [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Avian Haemosporida are vector-borne parasites that commonly infect Passeriformes. Molecular analyses revealed a high number of different lineages and lineage specific traits like prevalence and host-specificity, but knowledge of parasite ...
Yvonne R. Schumm, Christine Wecker, Carina Marek, Mareike Wassmuth, Anna Bentele, Hermann Willems, Gerald Reiner, Petra Quillfeldt   +7 more
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Keys to the avian Haemoproteus parasites (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae)

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Haemoproteus is a sister genus to malaria parasites (Plasmodium), which both belong to the order Haemosporida (Apicomplexa). Parasites of both genera are flourishing in birds, however, Haemoproteus species are noticeably less investigated ...
Gediminas Valkiūnas, Tatjana A. Iezhova
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Molecular Investigation Confirms Myotis Genus Bats as Common Hosts of Polychromophilus in Brazil [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2023
Plasmodium spp. and some other blood parasites belonging to the order Haemosporida are the focus of many epidemiological studies worldwide. However, haemosporidian parasites from wild animals are largely neglected in scientific research.
Bruno da Silva Mathias, Guilherme Augusto Minozzo, Alexander Welker Biondo, Jaciara de Oliveira Jorge Costa, Herbert Sousa Soares, Arlei Marcili, Lilian de Oliveira Guimarães, Carolina Clares dos Anjos, Andrea Pires Dos Santos, Irina Nastassja Riediger, Alan Fecchio, Marina Galvão Bueno, João Batista Pinho, Karin Kirchgatter   +13 more
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Blood Parasites (Haemosporida, Trypanosomatida) in Culex pipiens: A Study and Review of Hibernating and Active Mosquitoes

Microbiology Research
Culex pipiens mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are widespread during warm periods and actively feed on blood while serving as vectors for various human and animal pathogens. Culex mosquitoes overwinter as adults in temperate zones, raising the question of
Kristina Valavičiūtė-Pocienė, Margarita Kazak, Tatjana Iezhova, Gabrielė Kalinauskaitė, Rasa Bernotienė   +4 more
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Phylogenetic assessment of Plasmodium (Saurocytozoon) tupinambi comb. nov. (Haemosporida, Plasmodiidae) in golden tegu lizards: shedding light on a long-standing Haemosporida taxonomic puzzle [PDF]

Parasitology
Haemosporidians constitute a monophyletic group of vector-borne parasites that infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including Neotropical lizards.
Amanda M. Picelli, M. Andreína Pacheco, Angie D. Gonzalez, Pedro H. O. Pereira, Oscar A. Rodriguez Fandiño, Lady J. Correa Higuera, Francisco C. Ferreira, Igor L. Kaefer, Felipe A. C. Pessoa, Lúcio A. Viana, Gediminas Valkiūnas, Ananías A. Escalante, Erika M. Braga, Nubia E. Matta   +13 more
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Bird Community Composition, Migration, and Environmental Factors Jointly Influence the Global Distribution of Avian Haemosporidian Lineages. [PDF]

Integr Zool
Avian haemosporidians are widely distributed; however, the role of migratory and non‐migratory birds, as well as environmental conditions, is incompletely understood. A histogram of the number of parasite lineages per ecoregion shows the variation in avian haemosporidian richness across space.
Molinero C, Brown CH, Odom TL, Suh DC, Park AW.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon in Raptors and Other Captive Birds at the National Zoological Garden in South Africa. [PDF]

Integr Zool
Captive birds at the National Zoological Garden in South Africa harbor diverse haemosporidian parasite species and lineages. This might compromise conservation efforts of threatened species. ABSTRACT Avian haemosporidian infections have been associated with disease outbreaks in zoos and rehabilitation centers globally. This study aimed to determine the
Gaorekwe RM, Phetla V, Malatji DP, Chaisi M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence, morphological and molecular characterization of Leucocytozoon macleani (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida) from chickens in Thailand [PDF]

Parasite
Leucocytozoon species are common in countries with warm climates but are an often neglected blood parasite in poultry. Although Leucocytozoon macleani is less virulent than Leucocytozoon caulleryi, it can still negatively impact production performance ...
Srikacha Nikom, Fernandes Chagas Carolina Romeiro, Paudel Surya, Pornpanom Pornchai   +3 more
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A literature review on the role of Culicoides in the transmission of avian blood parasites in Europe [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges are a diverse group of insect vectors that transmit pathogens affecting humans, livestock, and wild animals.
Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Rasa Bernotienė, Aneliya Bobeva, Dovilė Bukauskaitė, Martina Ferraguti, Rafael Gutiérrez-Lopez, Margarita Kazak, Bruno Mathieu, Kristina Valavičiūte-Pocienė, Diego Santiago-Alarcon, Milena Svobodová, Jesús Veiga, Jan Votýpka, Rita Žiegytė, Josué Martínez-de la Puente   +14 more
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First Report of Haemoproteus (Haemosporida, Haemoproteidae) Megalomeronts in the Brain of an Avian Host, with Description of Megalomerogony of Haemoproteus Pastoris, the Blood Parasite of the Common Starling

Animals, 2021
Species of Haemoproteus (Haemoproteidae, Haemosporida) are common bird pathogens. Recent molecular studies combined with histopathology research have reported development of megalomeronts of these parasites in various organs, sometimes resulting in the ...
Mélanie Duc, Mikas Ilgūnas, Monika Kubiliūnaitė, Gediminas Valkiūnas   +3 more
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